Ep. 58- The Importance of Cognitive Enrichment with Dr. Kelly Jaakkola
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In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Kelly Jaakkola, Director of Research at the Dolphin Research Centre in Florida. In this wide-ranging discussion, we discuss animal cognition as well as why cognitive enrichment is so important and how it can be evaluated and implemented with a variety of animals.  Resources:  https://dolphins.org/pat_kj_bio https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kelly-Jaakkola https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyjaakkola/
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